Petar Nikolov Petrov ( bg, Петър Петров; born 17 February 1955 in Svishtov,

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) is a retired

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n sprinter who specialized in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

. His personal best time was 10.13 seconds, achieved at the 1980 Olympics. This is the Bulgarian record.All time best Balkan athletes, men
- The Athletics Site In 1973 he won two European Junior silver medals in the 100 and

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. He was 1976 Olympic 100 metres finalist, where he finished 8th. He was twice European Athletics Cup semifinal winner in 1977, and 1979. He went on to win three medals at the European Indoor Championships, a silver medal at the 1977 Summer Universiade. He also won seven Balkan Games titles He then made his 2nd Olympic final at the 1980 Olympics where he won the 100 metres bronze medal. In the latter race, he finished behind

Allan Wells Allan Wipper Wells (born 3 May 1952) is a Scottish former track and field sprinter who became the 100 metres Olympic champion at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Within a fortnight of that, he also took on and beat America's best sprinter ...

and Silvio Leonard. Petrov also competed in the Olympic 200 metres, but was eliminated in the quarterfinal. He was also, together with Vladimir Ivanov, Ivaylo Karanyotov and Pavel Pavlov, a member of the Bulgarian 4x100 m relay team that finished sixth in the final. He finished eighth in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the

1982 European Athletics Championships The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Men's results Compl ...

together with Karanyotov, Nikolay Markov and Ivan Tuparov. On the domestic level, Petrov won nine outdoor Bulgarian sprint titlesBulgarian Championships
- GBR Athletics and five indoor

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...

titles.

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1955 births Living people Bulgarian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria Sportspeople from Veliko Tarnovo Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Bulgaria Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade {{Bulgaria-Olympic-medalist-stub